Overview:

The purpose of this project was to develop, with the assistance of the DLCD and other Oregon state agencies, technical resources guides (TRGs) for Oregon cities and counties to plan for, and limit the effects of, threats posed by natural hazards. The project intended to provide resource guides and plan evaluation tools, written for local staff and officials to assist jurisdictions across the state in developing policies, plans, and non-regulatory mitigation strategies to prevent high-risk development and to understand the legal ramifications of regulating development in potential hazard areas.

The materials contained in this Web site are copyrighted by the Oregon Natural Hazards Workgroup at the University of Oregon. Use of any of the project material must include attribution to the Oregon Natural Hazards Workgroup, Community Service Center at the University of Oregon.

• Letter from the Director
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Comprehensive Plan Review
• Key Elements to a Comprehensive Plan
• Planning for Natural Hazards Legal Issues Guide
• Flood TRG
• Landslide TRG
• Coastal TRG
• Wildfire TRG
• Seismic TRG
• Appendix A:
• Goal 2
• Goal 7
• Goal 17
• Goal 18
• Appendix B: Contacts
• Appendix C: Tools